Marjorie Julia DeLong Smith, 94, of Tipp City, Ohio, died June 25, 2011 of pancreatic cancer. Born December 22, 1916 in Anoka, Minnesota to Julia Holen DeLong and Scott Palmer DeLong Graduate of the University of Minnesota in Home Economics. She married Dale Thorpe Smith of Leetonia, OH, November 15, 1943. Wife, mother and homemaker, she was a resident of Ginghamsburg for 64 years. She was a member of Tipp City United Methodist Church for nearly 5 decades. Over the years, she had been active in Maple Hill Club, Civic Club, Polk Box Button Club, the YMCA, and more recently in Tipp City Senior Citizens. She truly enjoyed people, had lots of friends, and was very proud of her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Survivors include son, Dale Thorpe Smith (II) and wife, DeeDee (Minnich) of Troy, OH, daughter, Barbara Smith of Chicago, IL, and daughter, Annette (Smith) Calicoat and husband, Jeff of Tipp City, OH. Grandchildren: Christina Brownlee of Tipp City, Elizabeth (Brownlee) Chaney and husband, Mike of Tipp City, and Tyler Brownlee, stationed in Georgia. Great-grandchildren include Samantha Brownlee, Henry Brownlee, Lauren Chaney, Adam Chaney, and Abigail Chaney, all of Tipp City. Siblings: Brother, Scott Delong II, Richard P DeLong, Cynthia DeLong Blodgett and sister-in-law, DeErla Smith.
She was preceded in death by husband, Dale in 1983 and daughter, Sylvia (Smith) Brownlee (1991), sister Anne DeLong Peterson, brother, George Palmer DeLong and sister-in-law, Jean Smith Renkenberger.
A gathering of family and friends will be held on Tuesday, June 28, 2011 from 5:00 - 8:00 pm in the BLESSING FUNERAL HOME, 11900 N. Dixie Dr. Tipp City. Funeral Services will be held on Wednesday, June 29, 2011 at 2:00 pm in the Tipp City United Methodist Church, 8 West Main St., Tipp City with Pastor Paul Calvert officiating. The family will receive friends on Wednesday from 1:00pm until the time of the service at the church. Burial will follow in Forest Hills Memorial Gardens, Tipp City. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.blessingfh.com.
Marjorie''s family would like to express their appreciation to all her friends who remembered her in thoughts and prayers during her final illness. They would also like to extend a special thank you to the staff of Hearth and Home Assisted Living Center who created a special home for her since February. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the American Cancer Society.
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